Tagged: sports

March 29, 2014 @ 12:41 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

This past week, Reddit did something previously unthinkable yet again, and it’s thanks in part to a crowdfunding campaign. At an upcoming NASCAR race at Talladega, Josh Wise’s #98 car will don Dogecoin livery. Yes, Dogecoin… the niche cryptocurrency created by a marketing junkie and… Read More

March 18, 2014 @ 3:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowd Racing is the first investment platform for race horses. The UK based operation is powered by the same technology that equity platform Crowdcube utilizes for their investment listings.  Crowd Racing offers shares in individual horses to the general public, allowing for anyone to participate… Read More

January 20, 2014 @ 4:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

The crowdfunding campaign to fund the Jamaican bobsled team so they can make it to the Winter Olympics in Sochi has now become the official olympic campaign.  The project on CrowdTilt has a new administrator – Devon Harris who represents the bobsled team. In a… Read More

January 20, 2014 @ 12:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Sometimes reality is better than fiction.  In an interesting twist of events the Jamaican Bobsled team has just qualified for the Sochi Winter Olympics. Yes – that was a movie.  Cool Runnings hit cinemas in 1993 in a film about the first Jamaican Bobsled team… Read More

December 9, 2013 @ 11:30 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Jason Berry makes films to pay the bills, but in his free time he enjoys running and cycling. His experience in that space may spur him to the creation of a company aimed at solving a major (and common) ill in sports. Safety pins are… Read More

November 18, 2013 @ 1:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

In an attempt to disrupt the entrenched forces of the sports apparel industry, Tribesports leveraged their sizable community to launch a very successful crowdfunding campaign with the goal of launching their own performance clothing brand.  On a goal of raising £30,000, Tribesports closed their campaign… Read More

November 6, 2013 @ 7:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Site From Impact Athletic Will Support Athletic Training Facilities. Manufacturer of athletic training equipment, Impact Athletic,  has launched Impact My Team, a crowdfunding vehicle for virtual fundraising. Impact My Team intends on  assisting organizations to “bridge the gap” between their available budgets and their athletic training equipment… Read More

October 17, 2013 @ 8:04 am By JD Alois  |  

In a video produced by Silicon Real (who do great work by the way), UK based Tribesports share their experience with crowdfunding on Kickstarter.  Tribesports, which we first covered this past August, ran an enormously successful campaign raising £119,458 on a goal of just £30,000…. Read More

September 3, 2013 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

A wide group of champion skiers which include Olympic medalists among their ranks have joined together to launch a crowdfunding campaign to complete development of Ski Nation; a skier network and mobile application which they hope to launch in time for the 2014 Winter Olympics…. Read More

August 28, 2013 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding Sports Platform Goes Live with 5 Pro Golfers ALIGN  is a sports management start-up offering fans an opportunity to support Professional Athletes via a crowdfunding platform. It’s current team roster includes Professional Golfers Kendra Little, Joanna Coe, Jenny Suh, Tyler Hall and Chris Trunzer from Germany. ALIGN,conceptualized by philanthropist and entrepreneur Robert Johnson,… Read More

August 12, 2013 @ 4:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

BidSpot Cares (BSC) today announced that it will be partnering with the Assists Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 2006 by Bill Self, head coach of the University of Kansas’ men’s basketball team, and his wife, Cindy. Using the influence of celebrities through social media, BSC™ crowdfunds… Read More

August 9, 2013 @ 10:31 am By JD Alois  |  

The National Governing Body (NGB) for the sport of speedskating, US Speedskating (USS), has initiated a partnership with the online crowdfunding platform RallyMe to be the official crowdfunding provider for USS and its athletes. The crowdfunding campaign “Feed the Speed”, a 45-day funding drive to… Read More

July 1, 2013 @ 8:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Sites Negative Media as Reason Campaign is Cancelled. In an effort to bring the world renowned football star back to Manchester the crowdfunding campaign to “Bring Ronaldo Home” has now come to a close.  The imaginative initiative put together by determined lovers of the sports… Read More

June 20, 2013 @ 8:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Platform uses crowdfunding to raise money for Charity, Signs Mario Chalmers as First Client BidSpot Cares, a gamification and crowdfunding platform that supports athletic and celebrity charities, announced its official launch and first client, the Miami Heat’s Mario Chalmers. Using the influence of celebrities and… Read More

December 31, 2012 @ 11:32 am By Quentin Casey, Financial Post  |  

Julia Rivard didn’t win a medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Still, her performance was impressive. Ms. Rivard, along with her three teammates, finished in ninth place in the women’s 500-metre four-person kayak event. For Ms. Rivard, who started paddling only four years before the… Read More

November 7, 2012 @ 9:20 pm By Rikki Swannell  |  

Top surfer Paige Hareb has turned to the public for help in funding her next season on the world tour. Without a major sponsor, Hareb has set up a ‘crowd-funding’ web page, where the public or business can donate as little as $10. She’d hoped… Read More